I know someone who quit a store recently, this place has no cameras and he knew all the codes to the door and safe. Would it be easy to trace it back to him or no??? 😮 I can't believe they don't have cameras.

It’s a man I’ve never seen before. He claims he sold my dad steaks and then proceeded to ask about the very expensive ford car we have in our garage. He then gets back in his vehicle, pulls into my neighbors driveway, and then pulls out.

As he pulls out of the driveway I run out and ask his name. He awkwardly says his name is Bobby Prass??

I text my dad he says he has never heard of him. I hope that if he was casing my place because my dad wasn’t home then me texting my dad his name even if it was fake will ward him off.

Although most people know what burglary is – breaking and entering a person’s home unlawfully – they may not be aware that there are varying degrees in the crime and also that the penalty will differ depending on how severe the crime was. There is first degree burglary, second degree burglary, third degree burglary and fourth degree burglary.

The worst kind of burglary that one can commit is first degree burglary. This is when a person breaks into another person’s home with the intent to steal or to commit another act of violence such as battery, rape or even murder. Keep in mind intent – unless the facts show that there was intent then they will not be able to prove first degree burglary.

Second degree burglary

This one is pretty much the same as first degree burglary but the difference is that the burglar will have to have broken into a storehouse, a place of work and any other such structure. The offense applies if someone breaks into such a dwelling with the intent to commit theft, a violent crime and also to steal a firearm or commit arson. Again, the facts must support intent.

Third degree burglary is when a person breaks in but there is no obvious reason why they did. In other words, the police cannot determine what the intent of the break-in was. This can also include a robbery where the intent was not to steal or commit a crime. A good example is a domestic break-in – if you have separated or divorced and you break into your ex-spouse’s home this is considered 3rd degree burglary.

Fourth degree burglary is the least serious and it comes in several classifications. There is simple breaking and entering – someone breaks into0 your home, or is in your yard. It doesn’t matter whether there was intent or not. There is also intent to steal in a building and this covers break-ins in storehouses, places of business and so on. The last is possession of a burglar’s tools. If the police find that you have these tools either on your person or in your home you can be charged for it.

I only subbed to this bustling and lively subreddit because I thought there would be some interesting stories like r/Shoplifting. I'm too timid to actually do crime stuff.

But, I do have some secondhand burglary stories from friends and acquaintances that I can share that might help people.

1) An ex-girlfriend actually had her house burglarized. They broke in while everyone was away and broke a safe open and threw it down the stairs doing a lot of damage. I guess the lesson is to have solid locks.

2) A guy I knew in High School (allegedly) did an armed robbery of some poor guys house. I was curious and asked how he did it and this is what he said.
"Just gotta go in with a bunch of dudes and a gun. If you point a gun at someone and shout at them they'll do anything."
Apparently what they did was knock on a guys door at night and shove a gun in his face and sat him down while they robbed the house. Really fucked up. He did show me a picture of a nice IMac computer he stole. The lesson here is to not open the door at night to people you don't know, and maybe be armed if that's your thing.

3) My family rents a house out to some people and one time the front door was kicked in during the day. Luckily, they had a small noisy dog that barked a lot and the thieves ran away empty handed. We paid for better locks to be installed. The lesson here might be have a noisy dog or an alarm system, and solid locks.

When my family goes on trips we always leave one light on at night so it looks like someone is home. We also have 2 vehicles in the driveway so it's more convincing.

Anyway, hope no one here gets burglarized. Or if you are a burglar hope you don't get shot but also don't rob me please.

Just heard about a house burglary on Derrimut street near Albion primary school earlier this week sometime between 3 pm and 7 pm. Just wondering if anyone in Albion has noticed anything. Any information would be great

Last thursday, my house was broken into. I came home and nothing seemed out of place, at first. When i went to open the door to my room, it was locked. I knew I hadn't locked it, and my heart sank.

I unlocked it, stepped in, and saw all of my belongings strewn about the floor. My window had been forced open, and the screen cut out. My PC, my laptop, my Xbox 360, and my tablet were all gone, among other things that I didn't realize were missing until I looked closer. All tallied up, they got away with more than 700 bucks worth of property.

I filed a police report, and gave a description of everything i could tell was gone. They actually managed to recover some of it, and returned my laptop, a toolkit, and my collection of pocket watches. The rest of it is still in the wind, however, and it's a shitty feeling. I just feel full of resentment and sadness.

I work for minimum wage, and scraped and saved to purchase everything I owned. It will be a while before I can even begin to think about purchasing new devices, I already live paycheck to paycheck like most Americans. Worst of all, though, I really feel anxious every time I have to go to work, now, because I'm afraid of what will happen while I'm gone. I don't know what the point of this post is, I just felt like reaching out for some sort of...reassurance or sympathy, I guess. Thanks to anyone to took the time to read.